Ukulele Jam Info Page

Welcome

Hi there! Great to have you here, and can’t wait to see you at our next jam!

2026 Jam Songbook

Download our latest Jam Songbook below:

For those who already have the songbook in paper form, here’s your booster packet with new songs to add in, as well as a new Table of Contents:

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Upcoming Jams

In general, we meet 1st Saturdays at Artichoke Music (2007 SE Powell Blvd, PDX). Our 3rd Saturday jams in SW Portland/Beaverton are currently on hold. Occasionally, I lead jams live on Zoom, too. Here are the specific dates to save for upcoming jams:

• Saturday, April 4 – 2:00pm @ Artichoke Music
• Saturday, May 2 – 2:00pm @ Artichoke Music
• Saturday, June 6 – 2:00pm @ Artichoke Music

How to Donate

Jams are free and open to all. I really believe in keeping music making accessible to everyone, regardless of income. At the same time, teaching and sharing music is my livelihood, and the venues hosting our in person jams are both non-profit organizations. If you’re able to offer a donation, it really helps keep the jam going! Here are some ways you can donate:

• In person jams: bring cash for the donation box, or pay with credit card
• Venmo me @averyhillstudio or PayPal averyhill.studio@gmail.com
• Send me a check, made out to “Avery Hill”, at: Avery Hill, PO Box 40073, Portland OR 97240

THANK YOU!

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Jam Archives (2025)

Holiday Jam

Brush up on many of these fun tunes with the videos below (with more to come!):

• 2000 Miles (The Pretenders)
• Auld Lang Syne (Burns / Traditional)
• Blue Christmas (performed by Elvis Presley)
• The Christians and the Pagans (Dar Williams)
• Feliz Navidad (Jose Felicianos)
• Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen) | and with Fingerpicking!
• Here We Come A-Wassailing (Traditional)
• I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (performed by Ella & Louis): Tutorial Part 1 | Tutorial Part 2 | Play Along
• Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning (Traditional)
• Let it Snow: Tutorial & Play Along
• The Longest Night of the Year: Tutorial & Play Along
• Mele Kalikimaka: Tutorial & Play Along
• Ocho Kandelikas (Flory Jagoda)
• River (Joni Mitchell): Tutorial | Play Along
• Silent Night
• Silent Night – Instrumental Tutorial
• Song for a Winter’s Night (Gordon Lightfoot): Tutorial Part 1 | Tutorial Part 2 | Play Along
• Storm to Weather (Grace Petrie): Tutorial Part 1 | Tutorial Part 2 | Play Along
• This Little Light of Mine (Traditional) | and with Fingerpicking!
• Way Over Yonder (Carole King): Tutorial & Play Along
• White Christmas (Irving Berlin): Tutorial & Play Along

Pride Jam

Download the 2025 Pride Jam Songbook below: 

I’ve made tutorials and practice videos for several of our Pride Jam songs. If I *don’t* have a video for it, I’ve linked to a recording you can play along to, or an original recording for reference. Click on the titles below to access: